Hi @AskAdmissionado team
Nationality : Israeli / Male
Age : 29 Years
Education : B.A in Economics and Statistics, Top Israeli university, GPA : 97.5 % (1st in Class of 250), multiple honors
GMAT : 780 ( Q-51 V-46)
TOEFL: 117/120
Work Experience :
2.5 years at MBB as management consultant (1 promotion + 1 confirmed by end of year)
1 year at FAANG as business analyst
3 years of mandatory army service as data analyst (Incl. 1 year as manager of 4 person team) - Almost 10 years ago
Multiple independent data consulting projects on the side
Community:
Mentorship to students from ethnic minorities during undergraduate degree
Pro-bono support for Education NGO as part of MBB work
Pro-bono support in setting up the COVID testing facilities in the country as part of MBB work
Extra-curricular:
Part of student venture capital in undergraduate (leading to 3 seed investments)
Played water-polo during high-school, 2x winner of national championship (More than 10 years ago...)
Short-term MBA Goals : Operations manager at small-medium analytics-services startup in hyper-growth phase
Long-term goals: Start my own analytics startup, focused on supply chain optimization
Languages:
Fluent English, Hebrew, French
Basic Japanese
International experience:
Lived in Belgium for 6 years (from 8 to 14)
Did 4 months of MBB projects in Italy
Half Christian, half Jewish home
Recommendation letters:
Will be able to get recommendation letters from Managing partner at my local MBB, and director at the FAANG I worked at.
Target Schools : Booth, Wharton, Harvard, Stanford
Target Entry - Fall 2022
Any specific questions you would like answered by our team:
My profile is quite strong but I am horrible at writing essays...
1) Do my post-MBA goals make sense given my background, aspirations and target schools?
2) What areas should I focus my essays on most in your opinion?
Much appreciated!